Customer Line Planner

Airbus is an international pioneer in the aerospace industry. We are a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a global scale. We aim for a better-connected, safer and more prosperous world.

A commercial aircraft manufacturer, with Space and Defence as well as Helicopters Divisions, Airbus is the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe and a worldwide leader.

Airbus has built on its strong European heritage to become truly international - with roughly 180 locations and 12,000 direct suppliers globally. The company has aircraft and helicopter final assembly lines across Asia, Europe and the Americas, and has achieved a more than sixfold order book increase since 2000.

Position Summary:

The objective of this position is to support the Flight Line/Delivery Director and associated team to ensure sustainability and improve efficiency in planning for a multi-program delivery operation. The position will be directly involved in planning and managing initiatives to ensure ramp-up. As such, with a collaborative, continuous improvement and quality mindset, this position will liaise with the multiple planning teams and operational teams, putting in place a structured, fact-based and collaborative way of working. This position will identify issues and risks, establish contingency plans, and ensure governance is in place toward the objective.

Primary Responsibilities:

Customer Line planning 50%

• Liaise transversely with site planner, industrial planning, and commercial planning to streamline full-spectrum of planning process particularly for post FOT activities

• Participate in daily OCC to ensure planning milestone activities are fully mitigated between programs and stakeholders

• Lead operations daily planning meetings to identify risk early and report to leadership any tactical issues

• Liaise with industrial planning and VSM to assess and report FOT planning and QG risk to Customer line

Customer Line reporting: 25%

• Maintain My Airbus Delivery data system for reporting on risk of incoming AC, post milestone achievement, and daily status reporting for multiple programs

• Update Jaguar planning tool as needed post FOT for MSN in Flight Line and Delivery phase.

Project management: 25%

• Manage project improvement plans related to cycle time, work load balancing, and capacity for Customer line

• Lead WBS actions assigned to Customer line for rate increases

• Participate in Transformation MFTs and manage assigned task related to Customer line projects and initiatives

Additional Responsibilities:

Support daily activities and hot topics in a productive and positive way.

Qualified Experience / Skills / Training:

• Knowledgeable of planning systems and Digital management applications a plus. Ability to quickly learn new tactical planning software
• Project Manager Experience to coordinate with multifunction Team and interface with multiples internal and external suppliers.
• High professionalism and respect for processes and procedures.
• Able to interface with multi-level of Management.
• Able to take quick decision based on available information and Managing associated risk.
• Must be able to communicate to multiple layers of an organization.

Education:

• Educated in Project Management or Technical planning field related tasks within this Job description or a related field experience.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 to 10 years' experience in an aviation related field.
• Result oriented. In addition to guide/coordinate, able to perform and do.
• People oriented. Easy contact with multiple layers of the organization.

Licensure/Certifications:

• Project management or planning certifications a plus

Knowledge, Skills, Demonstrated Capabilities:

• Must be proficient in google products, Jaguar, and my Airbus Delivery

Communication Skills (Spoken, Written, Influencing, Proficiency in Other Languages):

• Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form with internal and external entities at all level of Management.

Decision Making, Complexity:

• Able to take quick decision based on available information and Managing associated risks.
• Able to propose, present, implement and sustain improvement.
• Able to manage day to day business in full autonomy.
• Able to gather, in case of emergency, the right people to evaluate a path forward and Managing associated risks.

Job Dimensions, Contributions to Success:

• This Position is responsible to prepare and implement Airbus Industrial requirement in Flight Line/Delivery.

Nature of Contacts:

• Involved communication on a daily basis with internal and external parties

Physical Requirements:

• Essential Functions: (Indicate entire scope of working conditions that apply to this job description):
• Vision: able to see and utilize computer screens; able to move through office and from point to point to find specific co-workers and in-house experts.
• Hearing: able to hear in normal conversations and respond to warnings and signals.
• Speaking: able to participate in normal business conversations.
• Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies, fax machine, and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate standard office equipment and utilize electronic id to enter building
• Carrying: able to carry up to 40 lbs./18kg. when transporting documents, printer paper and similar items.
• Lifting: able to lift up to 40lbs/18kg. on occasion.
• Pushing / Pulling: able to push/pull office chairs and pieces of equipment
• Sitting: able to sit for extended periods of time in front of a computer terminal while writing bulletins or participating in meetings
• Squatting / Kneeling: able to occasionally able to squat/kneel to access items stored on low shelving
• Standing: able to stand for long periods of time working or in meetings and discussions
• Travel: able to travel through office/work complex and occasionally within US for business meetings.
• Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas sometimes on uneven surfaces to reach meetings, visitors and direct others to meetings.

Equal Opportunity:

Airbus is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Airbus is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

As a leader in our field, Airbus provides relocation assistance for qualified positions and a comprehensive compensation and benefits package.

As a matter of policy, Airbus does not sponsor visas for US positions unless specified. Only applicants with current work authorization will be considered.